Keeping Windows just to get a listing of its idea of what hardware is on the system is a steep price, imho. Just my two cents, of course, but I agree with the advice a few days ago about getting a refund for Windows. In my experience, the Red Hat installers I've used have done an outstanding job of recognizing the hw on this system. And, if there's a question, IBM Tech Support can look up any item right down to the chip level from the serial number. On Mon, 19 Aug 2002, Patrick Turnage wrote: > Hi. > I would leave windows on the laptop at least until you can install a screen > reader and look around. It will help you determine exactly what hardware is > installed in the notebook before you make your custom kernel, to compile in > whatever you need. > A windows partition is not allways a bad idea because it may under some > circumstances come in handy.. Especially if you are forced to run windows > aps either for work or school. I find that I do not like Linux on notebooks > because I am forced to carry around an external synth.. I know I can use > emacs speak, but.. I never got it to work with IBM ViaVoice TTS.. > So a windows partition might be good when you can't tag along an external > synth. > > > > ------------------------- > Patrick Turnage > e-mail:pturnage at tampabay.rr.com > Telephone: (850) 459-7717 > HomePage: http://www.access-connect.com > Amateur radio callsign:kg4dqk > AOL Instant Messenger:kg4dqk > icq:26862191 > MSN:turnagep at hotmail.com > Yahoo!:kg4dqk > America Online:kg4dqk1129 kg4dqk1129 at aol.com > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > -- Janina Sajka, Director Technology Research and Development Governmental Relations Group American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) Email: janina at afb.net Phone: (202) 408-8175 Chair, Accessibility SIG Open Electronic Book Forum (OEBF) http://www.openebook.org
